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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-12-22
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a Oh ~ u TtctuluS
morning "befoh the wah." He opened
his eyes in response to . cry Of
aChris'mas gif, massa," and saw in
the dim twilight a black head and
widespread mouth showing glistening
teeth. He replied, "All right Uncle"
good -humoredly. in the most cases and
turned over to resume his nap or arose,
and unheeding the keen edge of the win
ter wind, threw open the window and
gazed out at the dawn of the nativity.
At the quarter there is not that
stir one might expect at the dawn
Of great holiday. The inhabitants
arise rather late, but their eyes glisten
and their lips part in welcome to the
day. They are fatigued with the fes-
uvities Of last night, for Christmas Eve
Il celebrated with great zest at the quar-
ter. Until late or rather an early hour
the fiddle screamed and the banjo
thumped, while loud shouts Of encour-
agement to the dancers filled the night
with clamor. Besides, good deal of en-
joyment is before them, for the holiday
lasts all Christmas week.
Let us look at an old-fashioned slave
quarter, for it is thing of the past and
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SOCIAL GRACE.

How Nan's Mental Triumphs Can some-
times Tara to Ashes.
A well-known Western senator, who was
born In poverty aud pushed his way TO q
commanding position In both the CONNER
cial and the political world, onoe Wrote TO .
friend:
81 have been brought, during my life, in
contact with all kinds Of men. have con-
ferfed with great scholars, and addressed
multitudss, but never completely lost my
courage and, selfpossession until entered,
for the tirst time, the .drswing-room Of .
fashionable woman in Warrington, and
found mysslf surroundsd BY say people Of
HIt We usslsss for me 70 tan mysslf thst i
was thelr suporioe IN po6ition and wealth,
and, perhaps, In ability. Iwas In agony of
terror Let I should make some ridiculous
mistake, and belaughed at." .,s
The awkward undergraduate who has
come from farm, ard styuggled manfnlly
&, cos e "a o.. io .sqsDS s:s xsS Z
and laneusen and ben crowned victor q
turn TO ashs pa II hps when hs enteis 5
paxlor hlled with young women. !.
They know eech etheFs they aEe 9 ther
ssss t9gsths byt = = cptade: - Z q
which he q isnoesnf, bet vhich tSsv have
known ancS thelF childhood. 4
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singly prepared In honor Of the day, and
to enjoy Il with sest that perhaps the
epicure will mise - he seats himself 70
pascs Dc Jois graz and . bottle Of cham
pagne.
Liquor was mot allowed among the
slaves. The master. without being tenn
perance man, always adhered to this rule,
but when the exodus to the quarter took
place Uncle Ned remained. That favored
and indulged servitor had been smiled
upon by fortune to lavish degree, for
his pockets are stuffed with presents un.
til he looks like balloon. Softly sing
ing to himself, the old man wended his
way to the kitchen, and arriving there,
unmindful of the indignant glance
with which Aunt jimmy greets this intru-
sion on her domains, he proceeded In .
dignifed shuttle to the cupboard. From
this receptacle he calmly took . pint
pitcher, a spoon and some sugar; then
he brought from his pocket an egg, which
he emptied into the pitcher, returning
the shell to his pocket in the interests
of neatness. Then, seating himself upon
q bench, he proceeded to beat the sugar
and egg together with clatter that made
itself heard all over the house, and brings
the master to the scene. He mods ap-
provingly to Uncle Ned, and In preoc-
cupied manner places Q bottle on the
table and goes to the window. Uncle
Ned quickly rises, pours generous por.
ton Of the contents into his pitcher, and
resumes his beating. The master then
takes up the bottle, apparently oblivious
Al.u ~ 1tusVo =
contents remains, and departs, while
Uncle Ned, gazing at me affectionately,
quaffs the mixture, remarking, "Dats de
Ole nigger's aig.nogg, honey,S and then
goes to the quarter. Every Christmas
this performance was gone through with
by the master and Uncle Ned.
The day was spent in outdoor sports
chiefly; some leaped, some ran races,
some had battle of snow-balls. while
others of a sporting taste went rabbit.
hunting with their dogs. One and all
gorged themselves with hog meat, for
the negro loves pork. While the turkey
may hold the throne in the great house,
in the quarter he bows to the supremacy
of the hog. Hog killing generally oc-
CURED in November, but the slaughter of
some animals was always deferred until
Christmas, In order that the luscious
spare rib and cracking hoecake might
adorn the Christmas table.
During the day some of the negroes
had gathered q great quantity of brush
which they piled in front of the
larger house of the quarter before
referred to. On this pile all the COM
bustible litter of the plantation was
placed, and as soon as the shades
of night fell upon the
world the torch was ap-
piled. With roar and a
crackle the flames shot
into the air like beacon
light, giving
: notice that the
festivitieswere
comm n ced
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POOA SOO1SA aAAoA AVsAAAA -
goodly store of the necessities Of life left
upon his doorstep when he needed them
most and without . clue to the sender.
Again, tales have been told Of how, when
almost starving or freezing, like Heaven
sent angel, one Of the good saints labor
ers would appear to relieve the wants Of
some lone widow or pennyless orphan
Never did st. Nicholas appear a. the
donor, never did he acknowledge having
sent them. His aim was only to do good
and have his reward by seeing others
happy. There 10 no wonder, then, that
the Dutchnen love to follow his exam
pie. Penned In in this little country,
surrounded by water, and walled in by
dikes, the winter is long and hard for the
inhabitants of pretty Holland, and It is
well that some one following in the foot
steps Of st. Nicholas takes It upon himself
to celebrate hts day to relieve the wants
Of the poor.
Hollanders themselves are kind hearted
and generous, but generally, on occasions
such as Christmas, one has too much to
think Of for his own family to give more
than passing thought to ths poor, but
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Tho time We are celebrating Christmas
In America the people Of the dat land Of
Holland have almost forgotten their day
Of pleasure and goodwill. Christmas q
not celebrated in that land Of wind-mills
and wooden shoes on the day that We
hold our feast, but ON 81. Nicholas' Day,
the Sth Of December. / remember Hol-
laud friend Of mine related 70 me the old
legend and some Of IL customs.
The origin OF the festival 10 found IN
the time when the 6paniards reigned IN
this low and beautiful country. St. Mich.
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A CHANCE FOE rT IN THE 1fErRoP-
Oils or THE COUNTRY.

TAs orsas Dsssisssisn u tAs ranlly sf IN
! Heuest New Hort BhdomAhse wins snd
x&sht Childrsn In shs Dspths q Psvsrty--
Osner Instances Of ths Same Charasssr.
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days work. Follow
ing the example Of
st. Nicholas, the sen.
der Of the present
never lets his name
be known. A friend
Of mine, a Mr.. Rapp,
of Amsterdam, told
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one perfectly ready to hesr IL famous
double double, toil,And troublsr Of Mao
bsth's witches cons from ~ Assplace.
Ihe light falls upoa . gsoup Of chatter
* s..s s,1.si,e a.s p;sssss -; e e:
readsr IL - 2 lopk p only.
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olas was . Catholic saint
one Of those good, benevolent,
philanthropic mortals-who,
for his good deeds, was can
onized, and his memory is
revered and loved by the
Hollanders up to this time.
St. Nicholas devoted his time
to the relief Of the poor. The
Hollanders speak in rever.
ence Of him and tell how the
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IN THE QUARTER.
THE HOLIDAY OF THE YnAn on
THu of.D PLANTATION.

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eapants-Tessivitiss Of the Evsning Be-
-Dists1bat1oA of Presents 10 the
I ssrvsnes- -osanss, Husie ana Dancfng.
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good to the poor and lowly. and obtain the
recognition Of the other Christ, Who said,
some Lsbo years ago, that II you gave cup
Of ofseldAster only to one Of His little ones,
HexMasaa srsHApbeF, IT. whsp He sttdnsd
His power.
!. Do good to this Christ, and the greater
Chris. viii remember it-just when you
win your ISIS
A. l strolled down thsstpeet this afternoon
I'met crowds and crowds Of ladies dressed
within an inch Of their Lives. and thought Of
Nm. Christ and her baby. ss
I met SCORES Of little people coming ftom
matinees. and thought Of the poor little
Christs In the avenue without 70 much - .
crust TO eat Z
And am free TO ~, II was not surs b.
ypnd perAdventnrs Of the sxistence of an In
xliiGsnt God. should take the MbeEty of
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Thers 4 70 much of this sort Of thing, you
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CURRENT ITEMS.

"A Phillips, Me-, man admits being
hired to poison family with Paris
green. The price was three dollars,
but he overdid the job and the victims
recovered.
The Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times
reports that the white, rust-proof iron
ore, hitherto found only in Sweden, has
been discovered in the mountains near
that city. The ore is said to contain
IS per cent. of pure iron, while the bed
is six feet thick and of great extent.
"A colored woman in Georgia
town was making cake the other day
and in breaking an egg she found
diamond ring in it. Oddly enough,
she was arrested, taken into court end
owned up that she stole it There's
nothing 50 very funny about hens
eggs.-Detroit Free Press.
"A woman, who became afterward
an inmate of a hospital, had propen-
sity to hack herself all over with any
sharp instrument she could lay her
hands on. 1t was not her purpose to
kill herself, only she said she expert
enced fascinating pleasure whenever
she succeeded in drawing blood.
Buttons. small as they usually are,
play more significant part in the
worlds history than may be at first
sight apparent. To them is due the
present style of dress. Without them,
Western nations, like the Eastern,
would wrap their clothes around them,
instead of putting them on.-Chicago
| NeWs.
The danger of eating beef from
| animals that have been affected by pull
monary disease is strongly confirmed
by the investigations of Mons. Galtier,
| member of the Paris Academy of
Sciences, who finds that the virus of
of resisting heat and cold, and even
the action of strong brine, such as that
used in the preparation of corned beef
NJ T. Ledger.
"A ten-inch lizard was found in the
mail from England to the New York
| Post-oflice recently. 1t was directed
to place in Indiana. The little beast
| had crossed the ocean in a tightly
closed cigar box, but became as lively
as could be when air was given him.
Lizards are not mailable, so the person
| to whom it is addressed has been mott
fed of its detention.
i A IL .fG -,
pet COW suddenly showed symptoms of
gong dry. consulted a cow doctor, who
decided that she had the ''hollow tail, "
and split the tail, inserted a quantity of
salt and terpentine, and bound it up.
Going out the next day to see how the
COW was getting along, her owner
caught half-grown pig, which he kept
in the same lot, busly engaged in suck
ing the COW, and this accounted for the
falling off of milk. He at once took
the bandage off of the unfortunate
cows tail
| William Allen, of San Francisco, q
boy, shot and wounded large hawk
that was soaring away with weave
in its talons. After it fell he hurried
to pluck off its large feathers, when
the bird suddenly threw its wings
about his body and sank its beak Zero
ciously into his cheek while both arm:
were pinioned. Finally he released
one long enough to take out a small
pen-knife, with which he stabbed the
hawk. The stabs had but little effect
Fortunately man, Martin WEIGH
came along and rescued the young ant
almost exhausted hunter. He will
soon be all right again, but a Sigh
scar will remain for life. The hawl
measured eight feet from wing to wing
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-22
AMERICAN CHEESE.
Some Reasons Why Enylshmen Are Get
ting Tired of Eating 1t.

ting Tired of Eating 1t.
According to all accounts the export
market for cheese is in dilapidated
and falling condition. In other and
shorter words the Englishmen, for some
reason OF another, are apparently get
ting very tired of eating American
cheese, and the result is that we must
either stop making the article, or find
some other market for it. Now mar
kets are not made in day, but at the
same time they are created by wise
regard for the wants of those who make
the market. There are in this in
stance unmistabable eviderces that
the cheese-makers of Americs have a
grand and glorious market, right
under their noses, if they only had
the wit and skill to take advantage
of it. Here is grand and unlimited
field wholly undcveloped. Children are
not exactly sitting around crying for
cheese, but there are hundreds of thou
sands of uncultivated palates in this
country, that only need the opportu-
nifty to try it to like it. No man knows
what he likes until he tries it, and how
can the average citizen here know
whether or not he likes cheese when it
is fact that he never in his life had a
real good piece of cheese in his mouth.
Now why can not the cheese makers OF
the country combine and make joint
and honest endeavor not only to put a
fine article on the home market, but in
some manner see that it reaches the
consumer at something less than twice
its original cost of manufacture. AS it
is now, the man WHO buys a piece
of cheese at the ordinary corner
grocery, will first get a piece OF
cheese that ought not be fed
to chickens, it is so rank and tough,
and then he will pay about three
times as much as the stuff originally
cost the farmer to produce it. This is
all wrong. and works as great an evil
at one end, as the other of the trade.
All parties engaged in the business are
simply killing the goose that lays the
golden egg. How can this be avoidedP
Allow us to suggest plan. Why can
not the man who makes a good article
and if his make is not fancy one
let it at least he can he an honest one
leave all the cream in, and then ask
the best grocers to try sample of YOU
make, and send them one to be ac-
cepted on their statement of its valuef
The chances are that should the first
one prove success, many subsequent
orders wouldfollow in rapid succession.
! 1t, at least, is we'll worth trial in these
times, for, truly, something must be
done and that quickly. - america,
| DatTuI1lan
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SAGACIOUS HORSES.
Remarkable Intelligence Shown by Them
Under Peculiar Circumstances.


1t would be difficult to find a better
illustration of the sagacity of the
horse than is contained in the fol-
lowing anecdote: A Mr.. Lane, of Glou-
cestershire, England, on returning
home one day, turned his horse into
field A few days before this the horse
had been shod, and one foot had been
pinched in the shooting. The following
morning Mr.. Lane missed the horse.
He caused search to be made, and
from what was afterward learned it is
supposed that the animal, finding his
foot uncomfortable. made his way out
of the field by lifting the gate off the
hinges with his teeth. He went
to the blacksmith's shop where he had
been shod, a distance of mile and a
half, advancing to the forge, held up
his .ailing foot. The blacksmith ex-
amined the hoof, and discovering the
injury, took off the shoe and replaced
it more carefully. The horse then set
off at merry pace for his well-known
pasture. Shortly afterwards those in
search of the animal, passing the shop,
mentioned the supposed loss, when the
blacksmith laughingly replied: "Oh,
the horse has been here and got re-
shod, and has gone home again"
and this they found to be actually the
case.
Similar intelligence was shown by
another horse which, of its own accord,
applied for relief to a farrier from
whom he had previously received
medicine He had an internal disease
which had been very severe, but from
which, for some considerable time, he
had been apparently free. One morn
ing, when released from the cart at
breakfast-time and his drivers back
was turned, he took the opportunity to
walk off to the farrier's workshop,
which was at some little distance.
When the farrier appeared, the horse
lay down and seemed anxious to show,
by every means in his power, that he
was in distress. The farrier under
stood him, concluded he was troubled
with his old complaint, and admins
tered the usual dose, and in o short
time the animal trotted off contentedly
to his master, who had been looking in
all directions in quest of him. = Youth's
Companion.
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IllHAT
Ais
YOU2

Do you feel dun. languid. low-sPirited, life
less. and indescrihably miserable. both pnysl-
caily and mentally; experience sense OF
fullness or bloating after eating, or OF gone
ing. tongue coated. bitter or bad taste iD
mouth. irregular appetite. dizziness, frequent
headaches, blurred eyesght, floating specks
before the eyes. nervous prostitution or ex-
haustion, irritability Of temper, hot Pushes,
alternating with chilly sensations. sharp,
biting, transient pains here and there. cold
feet, drowsness after meals, wakcfuiness. or
disturbed and undressing sleep. constants
vdescribable feeling of dread or OF impend-
ing calamity1
of these symptoms, YOU are sunerinS from
that most common OF American maladfes-
Bilious Dyspepsia, or Torpid Liver, associated
with Dyspepsia. or Indigestion. The more
complicated your disease has become. the
greater the number and diversity OF symp-
TOMS. No matter what stage it has reached,
DIR. Pierce,s Golden Medical discovery
will snbdue it, If taken according to direc.
tons for reasonable length of time. III not
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Rheumatism, Kidney Disease. or other grave
maladies are quite liable to set in and, sooner
or later. induce fatal termination.
DIR. Piercess Golden Medical Dis.
eOvery acts powerfully upon the Liver. and
through that great blood purifying organ,
cleanses the system of all blood-taints and i'm
purities, from whatever cause arising. II 70
equally efficacious in acting upon the Kid
news and other excrctory organs, eieansngs
strengthening, and healing their diseases. AS
digestion and nutrition. thereby building up
both flesh and strength. In malarial districts,
this wonderful medicine has gained great
celebrity in curing Fever and Ague, Chiils ana
Fever, Dumb Ague, and kindred diseases
DIR. Pierce's Golden medlcal Dis
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-22
Dry Salt for Butter.

To prepare butter for sailing higher
than brine sailing will season it, the
butter should be gathered in granulcs
and washed as for brine, sailing with
cold brine or cold water, at about fifty
degrees, and then left in the churn to
drain. If the cold granules are stirred
with spatula or ladle while they are
draining, so much of the brine or water
used for washing will drain off that
there will not be enough left to wash
away much of the salt that is stirred
in, and yet there will be enough to we!
it all, so that the grains of salt will
crumble into finer particles and thus
avoid scratching the butter Some Of
the undissolved salt will be washed out
of course. out it will be easy to SC
gauge the amount stirred in rs to sail
an ounce to the pound. or at any Other
rate, when the granules are pressed to-
gether. In this way all working Car
be avoided and the least possible in.
jury done the butter. Prof L. b. dr..
sseld, in Farm and Home
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-22

When the question has 10 be met as to
what is the best course to adopt to secure a
sure, safe and agreeable remedy for those
organic diseases and weaknesses which af-
fiict the female sex, there is but one wise de-
eision, viz: course of self-treatment with
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t is an
unfailing specific for periodical pains, mis-.
placement, internal Inflammation, and all
functional disorders that render the lives of
so many women miserable and joyless. They
who try it, praise it. OF druggists.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-22

Invisible, but Potent Tor EVIL.
Malaria, like some malignant spirit. hovers
In the air, invisible, but potent for evil, often
where its existence is not suspected. This
enemy Of health sometimes springs into ex-
istence where it has never been before; not
only in periodically pest-ridden localities,
but in places previously healthy. Its rene
dy and its preventive is always Hostetter's
Stomach Btters; also a curative for dys-
pepsia, liver complaint and constipation.
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beauty Without Paint,

what makes my skin so dark and muddy
NV cheeks were once so smooth and ruddyt
use the best cosmetics made,
Is what lovely maiden said.
That's not the cure my charming Mlss,"
The doctor said remem Der this:
IL You your skin would keep from faint,
Discard the powder and tho paint
1.-The proper thing for all such ills
Is this" remarked the man OF pills:
Enrich the blood and make ii pure
In this you'll ind the only cure"
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discover,
will do this without fail. 1t has no equal
AL druggists.
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Tired AL! Over

Is the expression lady used in describing her con-
dition before using Hoods Sarsaparilla. This pre-
araton is wonderfully adapted for weakened or low
state of the system. 1t the whole body over
comes that tired feeling gives purity and vitality
to the blood, and clears and freshens the mind.
Hoods Sarsaparilla blood purifier has no
equal 1t tones the system. strengthens and invig-
orates giving new life. have taken 1t for kidney
complaint. with the best results" d. r. SAUNDERS
81 Pearl Street. Cincinnati, o.
when took Hoods Sarsaparla that heaviness
in my stomach left; the dulness in my head and
the gloomy, respondent feeling disappeared. 1 be
gan to get stronger, my blood gained better crcua
ton. the codness in my hands and feet left me- and
my kidneys do not bother me as before" G. w.
HULL, Attorney-at-Iaw Millersburg o.
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VAKIEKsF HE, VA, NOY. y, 90.
HAVE been handling Smiths Bile Beans
for more than year, and my trade has been
pleased with them from the start, or first
Introduction in this place. Every one speaks
in highest terms of them. could get a num-
Der of testimonials if necessary
NJ. i. WORD, Druggist
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Cisco, TEX, Nov. II, 'S6.
SMITHS Bile Beans have an immense sale
here, and in an experience of many years In
the drug business, l have never sold any
pill with more general satisfaction, than
Smiths Bile Beans. Respectfully,
JNo. Il. CREEcH,
DRUGGIST.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-22

MONMOUTH, ILL.
WE have been selling Smiths Bile Beans
for over a year, and have found Already sale
for them; and they give good satisfaction to
those who use them. SPRlGGs q Bro,
Druggists.